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Ghana's Habib Ahmed lose WBO Championship

By Mutala Yakubu
Habib Ahmed
Habib Ahmed was knocked out in the 6th round
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Ghanaian boxer Habib Ahmed lost to Mexican Gilbert Ramirez in a World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Super Middleweight title in the sixth round on Saturday night at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Ahmed went into the bout with a record of (22-1, 17 KOs) and Ramirez boasted of z (37-0, 25 KOs).

The Ghanaian went into the bout with the aim of shocking the champion, but he was overpowered by the hard-hitting Mexican.

The bout was waved off by referee Laurence Cole with Ahmed under heavy fire.

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Time was 2:31. It was Ramirez’s first KO since 2014.

The bout was the Mexican third defense of his WBO World super middleweight strap.